Paul McCartney sues Sony/ATV in bid for Beatles hits McCartney filed a suit in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday over copyrights Michael Jackson bought in 1985 Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2k1Yg7Q Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York on Wednesday, against Sony/ATV over copyright ownership of the many hit songs he wrote with John Lennon as part of The Beatles. He’s trying to recover ownership of the music that was purchased by Michael Jackson in 1985 and then fully sold over to Sony/ATV following his death.